Chaos as Major Military Base Evacuated After 'Suspicious Incident'
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Gilze-Rijen Air Base, between Breda and Tilburg, is the Air Force's helicopter base.
Part of Gilze-Rijen Air Base was evacuated on Monday due to a suspicious situation, a spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee reported. According to sources in the area, at least one man is reportedly walking around the grounds who does not belong there.
A man of Polish descent claims in a Facebook post to be responsible for the partial closure and evacuation of the Gilze-Rijen military air base on Monday afternoon. The closure followed the circulation of several disturbing videos on social media. It later turned out to be a false alarm: the video is already 7 years old.
GILZE-RIJEN (ANP) - The previously reported threat at Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base is likely over. The Defence Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) is still investigating the suspicious situation at Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base, which has been partially evacuated. "It appears the coast is clear," says a spokesperson for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee.
Part of Gilze-Rijen air base evacuated after social media video shows an intruder
A portion of Gilze-Rijen air base was evacuated, and nearly all the hundreds of employees were sent home Monday afternoon after a video circulating on social media appeared to show a man walking across the military installation, BN DeStem reported.
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